College Student Killed By Deer Hunter

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Ferrum, VA-- Ferrum College students say they will now take ...

College Student Killed By Deer Hunter

Ferrum, VA-- Ferrum College students say they will now take extra precautions after a shooting killed one of their classmates.

College officials say they send out warnings each year around hunting season telling students to wear bright colors. Some students tell WDBJ in Roanoke they don't recall getting that e-mail.

A college spokesperson says the e-mail was sent October 29th and it was campus wide. She says they can't force students to actually read the e-mails, so there is a strong possibility some didn't even look at it.

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries returned to the scene of Wednesday. They are working to piece together what happened.
Students at the school say it is hard for make sense of the shooting.

"It's definitely been hard. I didn't personally know her, but you can see people who are hurting and you just want to be together," says Ferrum College senior Devyn Bayes.

A memorial service was held Wednesday morning inside the campus chapel. Nearly 600 students attended the service to remember Jessica Goode.

Jason Cloutier of Ferrum has been charged in the incident. Officials say he was hunting on county owned property when he shot three students, killing Goode.

He had a first appearance Wednesday morning on charges of: manslaughter, reckless handling of a firearm and trespassing.

No way I'm buying that story,either he accidently shot a student and then killed the other 2 trying to cover up the first killing,or this guy is a murderer,I have never got a deer in my sights that I couldn't tell it was a deer.

Investigators statement regarding Ferrum Incident: Conservation Police Officers with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries have charged 31-year-old Jason D. Cloutier of Ferrum, Virginia, with Manslaughter, Reckless Handling of a Firearm, and Trespassing to Hunt stemming from an incident that occurred at approximately 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, on Franklin County-owned property about a mile from the Ferrum College campus.

Jessica K. Goode, age 23, from Frederick County, Virginia, was shot and killed in the incident. Injured by the same bullet was Regis J. Boudinot, age 20, from McLean, Virginia. Mr. Boudinot is being treated at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Both attended Ferrum College and were participating in an off-campus school project when the incident occurred. Mr. Cloutier has claimed that he thought he was shooting at a deer.

Conservation Police Officers were back at the scene early this morning continuing to process additional pieces of evidence. The incident is still under investigation.

The Trespassing to Hunt and the Reckless Handling of a Firearm charges both carry a penalty of up to 12 months in jail for each and a fine of up to $2500 for each charge.

Manslaughter is a Class V felony with a penalty of a term of imprisonment of no less than 1 year nor more than 10 years.